Somatic Therapy for Women Healing from Attachment Wounds

Depth-oriented therapy for women who feel caught in familiar relational patterns and long to feel more secure, connected, and at home within themselves.

Toni Richter, somatic therapist, seated comfortably and smiling warmly at the camera.

Attachment wounds often show up quietly — in how you relate, how you set boundaries, how you second-guess your worth, and in the protective ways your system learned to prioritize connection, even when it meant losing touch with parts of yourself.

On the outside, you may appear capable and put together. Inside, you might notice anxiety, emotional distance, or a lingering sense of aloneness.

Nothing about these responses means something is wrong with you.
They reflect the intelligent ways your nervous system learned to preserve connection and belonging.

When connection feels both longed for and uncertain

Many women deeply desire closeness — yet notice themselves automatically organizing around relationships in ways that can feel confusing or depleting.

You might recognize:

  • Attuning to others while overlooking your own needs

  • Wondering if you are “too much” or not enough

  • Difficulty relaxing into trust

  • Heightened sensitivity to distance

  • Protectively pulling back when vulnerability appears

  • Shaping yourself to maintain harmony

  • An inner voice that questions your worth

These are adaptive strategies — not personal flaws.
They once helped your system stay connected.

This work is about expanding what becomes possible now.

Woman looking out a window holding a mug, representing reflection and self-connection.

Building security from the inside out

Together, we slow things down.

Using somatic therapy, EMDR, IFS, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, and trauma-conscious yoga, we explore how attachment patterns live in both the body and nervous system.

We listen with care to the parts of you that learned to accommodate, perform, stay guarded, or move toward distance — and begin creating new internal experiences rooted in safety, choice, and self-trust.

We move at the pace your system allows.
Lasting change happens as your body begins to experience connection as safer.

Most clients begin with weekly sessions, as consistency supports the steadiness needed for attachment healing.

You did not miss your chance for secure attachment

Secure attachment is not reserved for those who had perfect beginnings.
The nervous system remains capable of growth throughout life.

As safety strengthens, many women begin to notice:

  • greater self-trust

  • clearer boundaries

  • more reciprocal relationships

  • increased emotional flexibility

  • a quieter inner critic

  • a deeper sense of belonging within themselves

Not because you forced change — but because your system no longer has to work so hard to protect you.

A space where connection does not have to be earned

Therapy is not about becoming someone new.
It is about reconnecting with the parts of you that have always been worthy of care.

You do not have to perform here.
You do not have to prove your value.
You do not have to navigate this alone.

If you feel ready for deeper, consistent work, I invite you to schedule a consultation to explore whether this space feels like the right fit.

Pricing

  • (excludes EMDR and extended somatic sessions.)

    50 minutes - $165

    A space for you to reconnect with yourself, explore attachment wounds, and gently work with what you’ve been carrying

  • 90 minutes - $250

    Best practice for EMDR, so you are more likely to feel relief faster, is 90 minutes. Sometimes your body needs more time to feel safe, to process, and to reconnect. These longer sessions create space for EMDR reprocessing, trauma-conscious yoga, and deeper somatic work—without the rush.

    When we’re doing EMDR or extended somatic work, your nervous system needs enough space to safely open up, process, and settle again. A standard 50-minute session often isn’t long enough—we might just be getting into the deeper work when it’s time to stop. That can leave things feeling incomplete.

    With 90 minutes, we have time to fully move through a piece of what’s coming up for you (in EMDR this is called a “target,” like a memory, belief, or body experience that holds pain). This extra space gives your system time to process and release what it’s been carrying—without rushing—and to come back to a place of calm and safety before we close.

    Simply put: extended sessions allow us to go deeper and leave you feeling grounded at the end, rather than opened up and unfinished.

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